I thought I was bad, I'm on my seventh Xbox360

Subject: Vole sued over mouse

Now this just proves life is really funny at times. Here's microsoft sueing everyone else for stuff like this then they get sued for it over a mouse. What really makes it funny is if anyone should be sueing them its Logitech, the 6000 laser mouse is only a slight redesign of the mx 1000 laser mouse.

Microsoft is always stealing Logitech design ideas for their new mice. Hell while i was working for CompUSA when Logitech released the click! line of mice several years ago we had a microsoft employee come in and buy the entire shipment, this was over 100 mice between the three models and they didn't even come back to pick them up for a few days after paying for them. Either they were reverse engineering them, they didn't want them on the shelves for people to buy cause they were a better mouse or it just proves that even microsoft employees didn't like their mice back then and prefered logitech.

Daemeon

Subject: Xbox failures

I thought I was was bad, I'm on my 7th Xbox360.

4 of them have suffered red rings of death, 1 was fauly on return from repair, 1 is simply dead, and 1 fails to read disks.

In addition, I have had 3 game disks scrated by the console..

I have since sold the last replacement, which did work for at least 2 weeks, I have kept the cash, and will buy a PS3 when the price drops a tad.

David Geaves

Subject: Maybe the latter.

"After spending the last month messing around with a Vodafone 3G modem, we've discovered the hard way that even in the capital and definitely once you get outside of urban conurbations, the 3G picture is very patchy. µ"

I used to test 3g orange and we used to use vodofone as a benchmark. we also had "3" at some points. We primarily tested around marble arch. If you were experiencing issues on vodafone try orange. Throughout the three months i was there it got consistently worse.

Craig.

Subject: Islamic Rage Boy

He'll never equal the Everywhere Girl until he's shown in Jerusalem protesting against anti-Semitism.

Ben

Subject: OSX at Glastonbury

Don't know who's screen that was, but we happily ran the main stage & the other stage all weekend with OSX.

Ewan

Subject: Barcelona

Correct me if I missed something here...wasn't the whole idea of PR ratings designed to deassociate Megahurtz and performace??

Some may think AMD did just that with the clever numbering schemes but I beg to differ. Just say these number out load 2348, 2350, 2352, 2354, 2356 2358, 2360...no REALLY SAY IT!

Now, which one of these FINE processors would you want?? Hmm? no answer? that is simply because we are all wondering what the performance is...and that makes us think what their core speed is in...you guess it...megahertz.

This looks like a fumble, now everyone is not going to bother with these micky mouse numbers & just look at the megahertz.

I like AMD, but this was not the best of moves.

W00tseaker

Subject: Oooh I'm scared

"Beware", heh since when has Microsoft delivered patches by email anyway? :P

Azshadow

Subject: Demonoid

I happened to be uploading a demonoid torrent while their servers went down over the past couple of days.  In a bid to get to the necessary 1:1 download/upload ratio I left it running even without demonoid as a tracker.  About ten minutes ago they started hosting the tracker again.  It could be a sign that they are on the way back up.

Chrimart

Subject: bhar me jae

What does "bhar me jae" mean?

Saturn Ghadyani

Subject: Apple can rest easy with me

Apple has no need to worry about my music-acquisition activity. Apple may rest assured that I will remain in compliance with all of its demands concerning piracy protection. For me it's easy, I don't listen to music any more.

And for that, I have DRM to thank, along with Apple and the rest of the pigopolists. Congratulations, boardroom dwellers, you have weaned me off of music. Between the last fifteen years of pop music's forced march down to abysmal stupidity and the heavy-handed tactics of RIAA and DRM infestations, you have driven all interest in music out of me.

So don't worry, I'm as compliant with DRM as a driver without a car complies with the speed limit.

Oh, and I hate you all.

Pascal.

Subject: Linux computer fits in a USB

Dear Nick,

I read your story and checked the source. My question is, what can you do with it? Or more specifically, how can it help me?

I believe there is a future a upper low-MHz powered PC (or a low medium-MHz powered one), that we can carry on us like and stick in a suitable port next to an available monitor.

It would have to be way cheaper than a laptop. However, since there are commercial models of monitors on the market that will accept a USB video signal, this day may not be far off. Additional memory storage can be achieved by plugging another USB stick.

All this new item would require, I'd say, would be an upgrade to 500MHz, and doubling of the RAM (though you can never have enough RAM). Onboard memory is tricky, but I'd say 2-4 GB.

If it's cheap enough, I'd buy a couple, stick them in a network, and imagine how much electricity (and space) you'd save.

Observantly yours,

Peter Chan

Subject: Faked Microsoft Security Bulletin hides Trojan horse

Who gives a fsck anymore. If they haven't learned it by now, then all hope is in vain. Please let them get fscked over, under and sideways.

Greetings,
Bertho

Subject: Apples to Apples...

Nick, I've been a PC user for quite sometime, since the early days of DOS 6.0 -about when I started computing- to the latest of Vista. I've never had any complaints for the systems. I've suffered few viruses and malware. And all-in-all, I've kept my systems stable and well-performing.

I work in Hollywood, California -in the film industry, to be specific. To no one's surprise, this particular industry revolves around the Mac. As luck would have it, I became in need of new laptop a few months ago. And I guess coming as either slight familiarity w/ the OS or simply as influence from my peers, I decided to go w/ a Macbook Pro. I purchased it w/ the additional peace of mind that I could also run Windows, natively, if I chose.

I have not 'switched', as some would call it. I still run Vista 64 on my desktop system. But while now filming, on location, in Utah, I've had the opportunity to get more comfortable w/ my Mac. I've had the time to think about the fundamentals of owning a Mac. And I'd like to share a few of them w/ you and your readers...

The first thing people want to know, or answer, regarding the comparison of these systems is which is 'better'. Well, neither is really better -w/ as much meaning behind that word as I can put. However, I have found the Mac OS to be much more simple and easy to configure. It will be said that anyone w/ a slight bit of knowledge of Vista or XP can do the same thing. No argument there, as I am one of those people. But to a new user, the Mac system seems to be more logical and better laid out.

My experience w/ locating hotspots and logging on to them has been flawless. This is not to be said that it's any less so w/ Vista or XP.

Browsing is truly an Internet Explorer domain. Most sites are designed around that browser -I would expect no less. And I have had a few issues w/ visiting obscure sites and having them load or display incorrectly. But these experiences have been few and far between. 99% of the sites I want to visit are friendly to my Camino browser.

The 'meat and potatos' reason for my decision to pay the premium and go w/ the other guy... Obviously, the hardware is beautiful. It's not w/o its flaws. I did a lot of reseach at appledefects.com, before making the purchase.  I found the risks to be negligable. Any serious flaws would be dealt w/ either by Apple themselves or the $5/month policy I have on my computers. On top of that, I bought the latest revision of the laptop. So my thought was that it was late enough in the game and that all the design bugs would be worked out. I haven't been disappointed... The OS. It's a work of art, in itself. There is no more or less functionality than what I find in Vista or XP. But the layout seems to have been done, or should I say 'designed', by people who are in better touch w/ a concept that is more productive. All of my apps launch from the 'dock'. A single tap on my pad and they're opened. Opening the hard drive is simply a single tap on the 'finder'. There is no one, two, or  three-step

Now for my primary reason for paying the 'premium'... Exclusivity. Most will say that OSX suffers from less viruses and malware than PC users. It seems to be true. And they will say that it's because there are less OSX users than there are PC uers. Also true. And this, I find, is the real 'gold' in the Mac OS. I'm paying a premium to be LESS of a target than a PC guy. So I say to Apple, "Keep it small. Don't grow the company too much. Keep the price up. Make it so that the people who are really concerned about their security and reliablility will always pay a little more. They'll be conscious of what they're doing, when they log on. They'll put more thought into keeping their systems updated. And most importantly, since they'll be paying for the best, they'll be expecting the best."

This site, as I've come to know and love, over the years, has mostly always featured Mac users in a negative light. Yes, they do seem to be more vocal a community. But that's also the beauty. It's also a positive. When Apple doesn't live up to its promises, the community does create a storm. Sometimes, it even requires a class action lawsuit to get results. Apple is, after all, a business. They're not in the game to give stuff away. But they do bend, when it's required or forced on them -as has Microsoft, to their credit. This is only good for the company and the customer. So while I do enjoy the Inq's 'color', I think it's best to remember that these people are only out for the best. Some will be fanatics -guilty in both camps. But most are like you and me.

Keep doing what you guys do. And I'll keep reading and enjoying... Stock tips are always appreciated.

Best regards,

Michael Vasovski

Subject: Thailand gets YouTube back. Not.

Before you report that Thailand has got YouTube back, don't you think you have even a tiny responsibility to try to find out if Thailand has got YouTube back? Which, as of Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. Thailand time, it has not?

Why did this link say "flame the reporter" when there is no evidence a reporter was involved with this story?

If you believe a military junta invested with massive censorship powers, I guess you'll believe anything. But again: Why do you claim that you are "reporting" or that the fact-free product from your flying fingers is "news"?

Dawson

Subject: OSX Crashing

I'd like to point out that that isn't OSX crashing, it's a custom application someone wrote failing.

Perhaps you should find people who actually understand technology to write about it.

Graham

Subject: Hamburger Muncher

Americans -- wrongly called Indians by Columbus -- are not hamburger munchers. It is actually Europeans who raid and plunder and take over America from the American -- in the name of freedom and liberty -- that are the hamburger munchers.

Krukseng Panduwana